Mass Spectrometer Analysis: Born Energy, Applications and Equations

This report delves into the principles and applications of mass spectrometry, a technique used to analyze the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. It explores the concept of born energy, which is the energy of a particle resulting from interactions within its environment, and its relevance to the movement of charged particles. The report highlights the use of mass spectrometry in various sectors, including environmental monitoring, pharmaceutical analysis, and the detection of toxins. It discusses how mass spectrometry helps in ensuring the purity of water, air, soil, and food by identifying contaminants and toxins. The Centers for Disease Control uses mass spectrometry for rapid toxic screens. Furthermore, the report examines the application of mass spectrometry in space exploration and the analysis of chemical structures in pharmaceuticals. It also covers the Born equation, which estimates the Gibbs free energy of solvation. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of mass spectrometry in protecting the environment and human health.

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Introduction
According to physics based like theory of quantum field, born energy is understood to be
the energy of a particle that actually results from the bombarding of particles within the
environment of which it is part. When considering electrostatics, within a given distribution
charge in born energy is always needed in order to ensure movement of the charges from an
infinite number to the least number being zero (Alberty, 2011). When looking at electrons that
are situated within a vacuum and that are in motion, the self-born energy refers to the effect on
the electrons as a result of the mediums within its environment.
For instance, by virtue of the electrons repelling against themselves explains the
phenomenon that when the electrons move they take the place of those electrons within the same
locality and thus consequently changes the disruption experienced by the electrons in motion. In
simple terms, self-energy is the energy possessed by a substance due to alterations that the same
substance causes in its locality. Mass spectrometry refers to the technique of analysis that causes
the ionization of different chemicals and groups the ions according to their mass and charge
proportions (Downard, Kevin, 2014). In other words mass spectrum refers to the mass present in
a given representative of a substance. Mass spectrometry is applied in many sectors specifically
to mixtures that are complex and those representatives of substances that are pure.
It aids in prevention of the useful components of our environment like water, air, soil, and
food hence enhancing their purity. It does this by determining the possibility of the environment
being contaminated by chemicals, pharmaceuticals and naturally occurring organic matter such
as pesticides. The wide range of pharmaceutical products such as antibiotics, mood stabilizers
and sex hormones are discovered to be present in drinking water. Mass spectrometry therefore

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helps to test drinking water supplies. Mass spectrometry in combination with gas and liquid
chromatography technology helps in testing environmental toxins. They are ideal for identifying
pesticides, gasoline among others (Siuzdak, Gary, 2015). This is due to their high sensitivity and
capability to deeply analyze organic solvents of water such as explosives and pharmaceuticals.
Born energy on the other hand helps in monitoring the presence of toxic materials in water
industries. Therefore, mass spectrometry and born energy helps in protection of the environment
by putting keen interest in analytical measurements, environmental monitoring and industrial
instrumentation.
Through Mass spectrometry the Centers for Disease Control have responded to threats
potentially posed by chemical and radiologic terrorism. These Centers use the screen of rapid
toxic to analyze blood and urine for many agents of chemicals such as mustards of sculpture,
components of cyanide and many other industrial chemicals which are very toxic. Many mass
spectrometers are used during a rapid toxic screen to give individual results into details that can
reveal what agents were used and the level to which they were exposed. The centers for Disease
Control also enhance the development of mass spectrometry and gamma spectroscopy which
helps in measuring the amount of radioactive materials present in urine such as uranium,
plutonium, and strontium that are often used in making of some bombs (L.E. Steiner, 2013).
The advanced mass spectrometry techniques are also used to measure levels of toxins
that could be used for bio-terrorism. Its laboratory helps in the detection of toxins of botulinum,
anthrax and ricin in a given sample and its refining state of the art mass spectrometry technology
to adequate plan of the toxin in a way that can help to identify possible source of the agent. Born
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own natural setting helps in treatment of toxic agents which may interfere with the purity of
human body components such as urine among others.
Mass spectrometry helps in the analysis of the composition of the atmosphere within
given planetary space and the monitoring of the quality of air on a controlled flight in space.
Some spacecrafts contain spectrometers (Peterkops,Raimonds, 2012). For instance, the
spacecraft referred to as Cassini contain the liquid spectrometer of Cassini which is very useful
in measuring the composition of the molecules containing ions such as the one originating from
the ionosphere of the planet Saturn and its moon Titan. This helps in protecting air quality and
composition in the space shuttles as closely protected by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) that is a non-dependant agency in the federal government found in USA
concerned with civilian space programmed and also aeronautical as well as research in
aerospace. Born energy assumes the salvation energy as the change in either internal energy or
enthalpy upon solvation and major work performed by electric forces during ion dissolving. This
helps in getting rid of harmful substances present in a given mass of air in space.
With the growing use of pills, mass spectrometry aids in the chemical structures present
within such pills and means of removing impurities from the same. This is a very efficient way
of ensuring that the drugs are approved by the relevant authorities required for the drugs to gain
entry into the market (Downard, Kevin, 2014). Born energy on the other hand aids in identifying
the relevant types of impurities that would have adverse impacts on the health of the users hence
advising on the side effects that may be experienced as a result of using the drug. The doctor
therefore makes informed decisions when prescribing the drug.

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Born equation
Born equation is the means of estimating the Gibbs force energy of salvation of a gaseous
ion. It is an electrostatic model that treats the solvent as a continuous dielectric medium. It’s thus
a one class member known as continuum salvation methods (Alberty, 2011).
∆ G=−N A Z2 e2
8 π E0 l0 ( 1− 1
Er )
Where
N A=Avogadros’ constant.
Z= Charge of ion.
e= elementary charge.
E0=Space force permittivity.
l0=Effective radius of ion.
Er =dielectric constant of the solvent.
Mass spectrometry equation is derived from mass spectrometer which is a device that has
the ability to determine the amount of substance present and the concentration of molecules and
atoms. It applies the fundamental principles of force processed by charged particles in motion.
1
2 mv2=qV

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r = 1
B √ 2mV
q
Equation connecting mass spectrometry and born energy,
∆ G= −N A Z2 e2
8 π E0 ( 1
B √ 2 mv
q ) (1− 1
er
)

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